She had never thought that Tobias would have so many tricks up his sleeve.
It looked like she had suffered an utterly miserable defeat on this day!
"Yuna!" Peter suddenly called out her name.
There was an indescribable emotion in his voice.
Yuna bit her lip. "Grandpa Peter, I... I'm sorry."
Right then, any explanation would seem empty and powerless.
Peter let out a long sigh.
He waved his hand. "It's already so late. You should go back first, Yuna."
In the end, he still protected Yuna. At a time like that, it would only be embarrassing for Yuna to stay.
Yuna knew that Peter was giving her a way out.
She nodded and was about to leave.
"Wait." Tobias suddenly stopped Yuna.
Yuna stopped and turned back to look at him.
Tobias's deep gaze, which was like a bottomless well, fell on Yuna's face. "Yuna, you still owe my wife an apology."
Yuna's fingertips trembled slightly.
Peter wanted to smooth things over. "Tobias, just let it go. Yuna didn't do it on purpose. Besides, Yuna did contribute to saving you."
"Grandpa, it's a different matter altogether. I won't allow my wife to be wronged in any instance, no matter what. It's only right for Yuna to apologise for framing my wife." Tobias' voice was firm.
Yuna's face turned pale.
After a while, she said in a low voice, "Miss Godfrey, I'm sorry. I was wrong."
Yuna quickly left the living room of the Whitlock family house.
Peter looked at Yuna's departing figure and subtly shook his head, with unspeakable emotion in his heart.
He had thought that this was the end of it.
However, Tobias' gaze now fell on Peter's face. "Grandpa, don't you think you owe Natalie an apology too?"
Peter said nothing.
His face froze instantly. "What nonsense are you spouting!"
How could he apologize to a young woman at his age?
"Grandpa, you just accused Natalie for no reason.
Don't you also need to take responsibility for your mistake?" Tobias's attitude showed that he was clearly not going to let it go.
"Nonsense! I'm your grandfather!" Peter glared at Tobias in rage.
Tobias' voice was deep and resounding. "And Natalie is my wife. Grandpa, I respect you, but it doesn't mean that I can watch you reprimand my wife for nothing. You've told me since I was a child that everyone has to take responsibility for their actions, and nobody can escape from their duty. Are you going to stick to your words, Grandpa?"
Peter was at a loss for words.
"Grandpa, please set a good example for us young ones," Tobias said.
Peter's expression fluctuated.
Natalie kept giving Tobias looks. She wanted Tobias to just let it go.
But Tobias acted as if he did not see a thing.
In the end, Peter finally admitted defeat.
"Young lady, it was my fault today." Peter immediately left after saying that.
After Peter left, Selina gave Tobias an especially admiring look. "Tobias, you're seriously way too amazing. You even managed to force Grandpa to apologize. You're amazing."
Cecilia looked at Tobias with a worried expression. "Tobias, your grandfather has a big ego. If you do this..."
"I know, Mother," Tobias said indifferently. "I'll go and say sorry to him later."
He had asked Peter to apologize to Natalie, and he would also apologize for driving someone older than him into a corner.
Cecilia nodded. "That's good. Don't push him over the edge."
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